Job Title: Program Officer – Child Rights Governance (CRG)
Organisation: Save the Children Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Save the Children International is an international relief organization that was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.
Job Summary: The CRG Officer will be based in the field and she/he will be primarily responsible for the implementation of the Thematic Programme on Child Rights Governance, ensuring the achievement of the CRG strategy and programme objectives.
The CRG Officer is also responsible for the joint planning, reporting and ongoing relationship with CRG local partners including local governments in the region. S/he will be responsible for initiating and scaling up innovative child participation platforms ensuring children are empowered on their rights and their voices inform decision making at school, community, district, and national level. The CRG Officer is further expected to collaborate with other programmatic staff in the sub region to support the full participation of children across the whole programme cycle. The CRG Officer will contribute to developing project proposals and monitoring budget spends against program detailed implementation plans.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Programme Implementation:
- Responsible for implementing the Thematic Programme on Child Rights Governance and ensuring the achievement of the programme objectives.
- Develop annual work plan with input from country office CRG Technical specialist and Project Manager
- Contribute to the long-term strategic planning of the CRG programme.
- Monitor activities against detailed implementation plans, making recommendations on corrective measures to the Regional Program Manager and the Senior Management Team.
- Prepare reports and other information to for internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Gather and collate monitoring data.
- Document successes from our CRG work in the region and share lessons and areas of adaptations.
- Participate in internal and external evaluations based on collective learning from direct and partner implementation.
- Contribute to the preparation of the Monthly, Quarterly, Annual reports to respective donors on CRG work.
- Partnership Support and Coordination:
- Responsible for joint planning and fostering ongoing relationships with CRG partners in the region.
- Identification of partners and conducting assessment of their suitability in undertaking CRG work.
- Conduct regular visits to monitor and support partners in implementation of their work for and with children.
- Provide feedback to partners based on agreed outcomes and principles to ensure achievement of CRG objectives.
- Create relationships with CSOs in the region to promote coordinated actions in support of child rights and governance in the region.
- Monitor and report on progress of joint work with CSO partners and allies on child rights.
- In close collaboration with Project Manager, identify potential risks in child rights promotion and protection.
Budget Management and Business Development
- Contribute to the development of the annual budget for the thematic programme on Child Rights Governance.
- Monitor the implementation of the agreed budget against program detailed implementation plan.
- Support the development of concept notes and project proposals.
Representation and Advocacy
- Represent SCI in external conferences, meetings, and events in the sub-region when necessary.
- Identify key opportunities and events for SCI to position itself both internally and externally on CRG program opportunities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:
Essential
- At least bachelor’s in social sciences, international relations and/or related fields.
- At least three years relevant experience working with non-government organizations.
- Good understanding of child rights governance issues in the country.
- Knowledge of national, regional and International human rights mechanisms such as the African Union, United Nations child rights treat bodies will be an added advantage.
- Good understanding of the programme management cycle including financial and operational processes.
- Proven ability to handle challenging workload with high attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of work.
- Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity.
- Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
- Ability to ride a motorcycle and ready to acquire a valid riding permit.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Save the Children should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 2nd January 2026
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36